From owner-freebsd-chat Mon Mar 19 18:20:34 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mooseriver.com (erie.mooseriver.com [205.166.121.26]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C0B737B72D for ; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:20:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jgrosch@mooseriver.com) Received: (from jgrosch@localhost) by mooseriver.com (8.11.2/8.11.2) id f2K2KRP05553; Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:20:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jgrosch) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 18:20:27 -0800 From: Josef Grosch To: Brett Glass Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Would you trust this man with your life? Unbelievable Message-ID: <20010319182027.B5454@mooseriver.com> Reply-To: jgrosch@mooseriver.com References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010319181515.04bc14f0@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20010319181515.04bc14f0@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 06:16:48PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Mon, Mar 19, 2001 at 06:16:48PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?print=1&guid={BAF153AC-EAF5-4449-8DC8-C837376B5912}&siteid=mktw > > Microsoft unveils awaited software > By Mike Tarsala, CBS.MarketWatch.com > Last Update: 5:07 PM ET Mar 19, 2001 > > REDMOND, Wash. (CBS.MW) - Bill Gates is trying to convince > anyone who's ever filled out a form on the Internet to trust > him with their lives - and pay his company for it. > > Gates unveiled Internet-based software Monday that lets people > store and manage their personal records [making] the world's > largest software company a central repository for storing credit > card numbers, birth records and other types of personal > information. The company will charge a to-be-determined monthly > fee for the service. > > Code-named Hailstorm ... > > ... The software keeps people from having to root through file > cabinets any time they want to make a big-ticket purchase, file > a medical claim or apply for a loan. Given Microsoft's experience and track record in networking and security issues I wouldn't trust them to keep track of my lunch dates. Josef -- Josef Grosch | Another day closer to a | FreeBSD 4.2 jgrosch@MooseRiver.com | Micro$oft free world | www.bafug.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message